Job Coach

**Job Advert**:
At Mencap we deliver a range of programmes designed to support people with a learning disability and/or autism to move closer to work. Our programme called Employ Me aims to support people with a learning disability and/or Autism to gain the skills, knowledge, and experience to progress into paid employment

Mencap Employ Me are excited to be working with DFN Project SEARCH, **Birmingham Metropolitan College**to deliver a programme of support to young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in Birmingham.

Project SEARCH is an international transition to work programme aimed at transforming the lives of young people with learning disabilities and/or autism

We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated person to join our Mencap Employ Me team in Birmingham. In this team you will provide individually tailored support for young interns helping them to integrate into the working environment, develop skills and knowledge that will lead to sustained employment. Each intern will experience a rotation of 2 work placements with employers based at The Mailbox in Birmingham.

We are looking for a part time (30 hours per week) Job Coach to support the delivery of this project.

You will:

- Work in partnership with Project SEARCH partners to recruit and select interns
- Develop internship opportunities
- Work with the team to match interns to internship opportunities
- Support and train interns to ensure they gain practical and competitive skills
- Work with the managers/mentors to support interns’ progress and solve any challenges

Key skills and requirements (essential):

- Experience of supporting people
- Knowledge of supported employment
- A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- Have an interest in and desire to know more about learning disability and autism
- Adaptable to work in range of environments
- Effective/accurate record keeping and reporting
- Professional conduct and attendance

JOB ID: 33132

**Benefits**:
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
- Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
- Loans for debt consolidation,bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
- Access to award winning training and development

**About Mencap**:
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

**Our work includes;**
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites